NEW YORK: “We can’t remain indifferent” to the crisis in Gaza, Portugal’s president told the 80th UN General Assembly on Tuesday, days after his country’s recognition of a Palestinian state.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa called for a ceasefire, the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas, and humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave.
He stressed the importance of creating political, economic and social conditions that “strengthen the solution of two sovereign states,” which will help rebuild “economies and societies.”
This is what will allow for “peace” for “Israelis and Palestinians so that they can live, not die,” he added.
